NEW DELHI, Aug 3:
Vigilance Commissioner Suresh N Patel was today appointed as the Central Vigilance Commissioner, a year after the post fell vacant.
Patel, who has been working as the acting Central Vigilance Commissioner (CVC) since June this year, was sworn in as the chief of the probity watchdog Central Vigilance Commission by President Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan here.
Press Trust of India (PTI) had last month reported that Patel’s appointment as the CVC was cleared by a selection committee headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
“At a ceremony held today at 1000 hrs at Rashtrapati Bhavan, Suresh N Patel, was sworn in as the Central Vigilance Commissioner. He made and subscribed the oath of his office before the President,” a communique issued by the Rashtrapati Bhavan on Wednesday said.
The ceremony was also attended by the Prime Minister and Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu.
Later in the day, CVC Patel administered the oath of office to former Intelligence Bureau (IB) chief Arvind Kumar and ex-IAS officer Praveen Kumar Srivastava as the Vigilance Commissioners.
With these appointments, the Central Vigilance Commission is in its full strength now. The Commission is headed by a Central Vigilance Commissioner and it can have two Vigilance Commissioners.
Patel, former Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Andhra Bank, was in April 2020 appointed as the Vigilance Commissioner. He has been officiating as the CVC since June 24 this year after the completion of term by Sanjay Kothari, former Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer. (PTI)
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